Ask The Placenta Lady: Recent Episodes
Jodi Selander
Ask The Placenta Lady is a show for mothers, by mothers. Information about pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery - no question is too strange for The Placenta Lady!
Ask The Placenta Lady is a show about the birth year. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery - no question is too strange for The Placenta Lady!
Our question for this episode is: "What can I do to have a successful VBAC?"
Joining us to answer this question is Aundrea Moore, PBi Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® from Greenville, South Carolina.
Aundrea had a successful VBAC with her second baby, and she shares what she did to make her VBAC a success. She also shares what happened during her first birth that led to a Cesarean delivery, to potentially help birthing people avoid a "C-section".
If you'd rather read the transcript or listen to the podcast, head on over to AskThePlacentaLady.com - subscribe to our channels so you never miss an episode!
Ask The Placenta Lady is a show about the birth year. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery - no question is too strange for The Placenta Lady!
Our question for this episode is: "What's a Lotus Birth?" Joining us to answer this question is Molly Jinnette, PBi Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® from Greenville, South Carolina. Molly shares information about a typical Lotus Birth, and also how you can modify the process to be able to practice a modified Lotus Birth, and still encapsulate your placenta.
If you'd rather read the transcript or watch the video, head on over to AskThePlacentaLady.com - subscribe to our channels so you never miss an episode!
Ask The Placenta Lady is a show about the birth year. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery - no question is too strange for The Placenta Lady!
Our question for this episode is: "I've been creating my birth plan, but is there such a thing as a postpartum plan?"
Joining us to answer this question is Heather Rawlett, Maryland Placenta Nurse and PBi Placenta Encapsulation Specialist®.
If you'd rather read the transcript or watch the video, head on over to AskThePlacentaLady.com - subscribe to our channels so you never miss an episode!
Ask The Placenta Lady is a show about the birth year. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery - no question is too strange for The Placenta Lady!
Our question for this episode is: "If I have my baby at the hospital, how does it work to have somebody come to my home to prepare the placenta?"
Our guest this episode is Polly Wood, with Polly Wood ~ Placenta Encapsulation Services. Polly is a PBi Placenta Encapsulation Specialist® and has worked in the birth field for over 20 years.
If you'd rather read the transcript or watch the video, head on over to AskThePlacentaLady.com - subscribe to our channels so you never miss an episode!
Ask The Placenta Lady is a show about the birth year. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery - no question is too strange for The Placenta Lady!
Our question for this episode is: ""I hear that vaginal birth can kind of wreak havoc 'down there'. What can I do right away to help my vulva feel better after the birth?".
Joining us to for this episode is Allison Castaneda, of Mother Lovin' Doula Services.
We cover SO many comfort measures in this episode! Tips and tricks for immediate comfort in the postpartum recovery, including suggestions for healing the perineum, hemorrhoids (yikes), and how to take the sting out of urinating.
You have to hear what Allison suggests as a novel use of a banana!
View the transcript and get more information at AskThePlacentaLady.com.
Ask The Placenta Lady is a show about the birth year. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery - no question is too strange for The Placenta Lady!
Our question for this episode is: "I'm planning a Cesarean birth. Can I still encapsulate the placenta?"
Joining us to for this episode is Kellyann Battista, of Mind, Body & Spirit Birth and Beyond.
Many people deliver their babies via Cesarean birth, and we discuss how that has no impact on whether or not that person can use the placenta for their postpartum recovery. As a mother who has had a Cesarean birth, followed by two VBACs (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean), Kellyann shares some suggestions for what to tell your birth team.
View the transcript and get more information at AskThePlacentaLady.com.
Ask The Placenta Lady is a show about the birth year. Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery - no question is too strange for The Placenta Lady!
Our question for this episode is: "I'm planning to breastfeed my baby. Can I still use the placenta?"
Joining us to for this episode is Dallas Bossola, of Bloom Doula Services.
We discuss that even though placenta capsules have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries to treat insufficient lactation (in other words, boost milk production), some lactation consultants are spreading information that placenta encapsulation will hurt milk production.
View the transcript and get more information at AskThePlacentaLady.com.
The question for The Placenta Lady was "My OB told me I have Group B Strep. Does that mean I can't use my placenta for my postpartum recovery?" Registered Nurse and Placenta Encapsulation Specialist Heather Rawlett joins The Placenta Lady to answer this question.
Watch the video and read the transcript at AskThePlacentaLady.com.